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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169375 | Stabilizing mechanism and method for a stowed mobile satellite reflector antenna A stabilizing mechanism and method for a reflector antenna, in a mobile satellite system on a transport, such as a vehicle, for substantially minimizing damage to the reflector antenna when stowed. The stabilizing mechanism uses a stabilizing surface and a pair of s... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8138983 | Vehicle antenna unit A vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a dielectric panel mounted to the vehicle frame, an antenna unit mounted on the dielectric panel, an electrically conductive bracket connected with the antenna unit, and a resilient ground plate connected with the bracket and the ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8130156 | Center high mount stop lamp assembly with integrated radio frequency antenna A center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL) assembly for a vehicle includes an integrated radio frequency (RF) antenna. The CHMSL assembly has an outer lens element, a lamp assembly configured to emit light through the outer lens element, and a housing for the outer lens ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8111202 | High frequency wave glass antenna for an automobile and window glass sheet for an automobile with the same A high frequency wave glass antenna for an automobile includes an antenna conductor formed in a loop shape and disposed in or an automobile window glass sheet, the antenna conductor having a discontinuity and feeding portions at both ends of the discontinuity or in ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111203 | Antenna apparatus Disclosed is an antenna apparatus, including: a support member; a drum which is rotatably supported by the support member and whose outer circumference corresponds to faces of polygonal column; a case which covers the support member and the drum and which has a hole... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8098205 | GPS, GSM, and wireless LAN antenna for vehicle applications A Global Positioning System (GPS), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), wireless local area network (WLAN) antenna, including a dielectric board including a ground plane; a first antenna trace line disposed on a first portion of the dielectric board and in... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8081126 | Antenna apparatus Even though an antenna apparatus is low profile to have a height of not more than 70 mm, sensitivity is maximally suppressed from being deteriorated. In an antenna case 10 projecting from a vehicle in a height of not more than 70 mm, an antenna circuit board ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077100 | Antenna connector An automotive glazing, comprising an antenna connector is disclosed. The glazing comprises at least a first ply of a transparent glazing material, and a ply of a plastics material extending across the ply of glazing material and having a line-like electrical conduct... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8059044 | Antenna mounting apparatus and methods including claw fasteners and/or bayonet locking structures According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of apparatus and methods relating to mounting antenna components, modules, and assemblies, such as antenna modules or RF amplifier modules. In an exemplary embodiment, a fastener includes a clamping po... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8044871 | Hybrid antenna unit A hybrid antenna unit includes a circuit board having top and bottom surfaces, a planer antenna element which is mounted on the top surface of the circuit board and which receives first and second radio waves, an antenna base and a top cover that cover the circuit b... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8044870 | Antenna apparatus An antenna apparatus includes an antenna, and a resin material provided between the antenna and a reflector (windshield). The resin material includes portions, and the thickness (or dielectric constant) of each portion of the resin material is determined in accordan... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040285 | Glass antenna for an automobile A glass antenna for an automobile improving antenna gain is provided. The glass antenna can receive two wavelength bands, that are a first wavelength band and a second wavelength band higher than the first wavelength band, and provided that the first waveleng... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8026858 | Glass antenna device for a vehicle An antenna element 1 is installed at a glass part 5 of a vehicle 4. The antennal element 1 has a ground part 3 and a radiating element 2. A metallic part side ground part 3b of the ground part 3 is overl... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8022883 | AM/FM windowpane antenna pattern structure wherein feeding point is disposed thereinside In an automobile rear windowpane antenna apparatus including a defogger disposed on a rear windowpane plate at a lower portion thereof an antenna pattern is disposed above the defogger on the rear windowpane plate at an upper portion thereof and is disposed so as to... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7994993 | Receiving antenna for receiving tire pressure signal For installation in the chassis of a car to receive a tire pressure signal from a sensor and transmitter unit wirelessly and to transmit the signal to a display device in the driver's cab of the car through a cable, a receiving antenna for receiving tire pressure si... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7965247 | Multiband antennas and devices An apparatus includes an antenna (e.g., a monopole), a first load, and a second load. The antenna, which extends substantially along an axis, has a first end and a second end. The first load is coupled to the antenna at the first end, while the second load is couple... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7956814 | Arrangement of an antenna on a container An antenna carrier (10) with an antenna (14) for electromagnetic radiation to be fastened to a wall (1) of a container composed of steel plate and having ventilation openings (5) which are covered on the exterior side of the container wal... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7911400 | Applications for low profile two-way satellite antenna system Antenna and satellite communications assemblies and associated satellite tracking systems that may include a low profile two-way antenna arrangement, tracking systems, and applications thereof. Applications for the system include military, civilian, and domestic eme... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7898486 | Fractal antenna for vehicle Disclosed herein is a fractal antenna for a vehicle. First and second radiation elements are downwardly inclined from an apex ridge, and disposed opposite each other on the left and right sides inside a radome for protecting the antenna. First and second parasitic e... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893884 | Embedded door handle antenna apparatus comprising a magnetic core An antenna apparatus of the present invention has an antenna having a core (2) around which an insulative covered conductor (3) is wound. The core has a magnetic core (1) and a wiring layer which are laminated on each other. The magnetic core ( | 02/22/2011 |
| 7868835 | Beam shaping means for external and/or roof antennas on vehicles, and associated antenna An improved beam shaping means for an external and/or roof antenna has a parasitic beam shaping means configured at a distance below the upper or outer surface of the electrically non-conductive region of the vehicle structure. The parasitic beam shaping means is co... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868834 | Miniature antenna for a motor vehicle The present invention relates to a miniature antenna for a motor vehicle. The antenna may, for example, be a printed board miniature radio antenna for AM/FM signal reception. The antenna may, for example, be placed in an internal mirror of a motor vehicle or on an e... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7859472 | Glass antenna for vehicle A glass antenna for a vehicle has exceptional impedance matching characteristics and makes it possible to obtain good reception sensitivity even when the area of the vehicle window glass is small. The glass antenna includes an antenna element formed on the window gl... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7855688 | Removable mounting device for antenna A mounting device for an antenna device and its method for mounting, and removing the antenna utilizes a dock unit and a base unit. In addition to providing a mounting mechanism, the capture or mounting of the device incorporates a storage feature for the antenna ca... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7852274 | Communications trailer A mobile satellite communication trailer comprising a frame, an antenna assembly coupled to the frame comprising a feed boom, a reflector dish coupled to the feed boom, and at least one bumper coupled to the feed boom intermediate the feed boom and the reflector dis... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7847745 | Windshield antenna and/or vehicle incorporating the same Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to an antenna wire embedded in a windshield, and/or vehicle incorporating the same. In certain example embodiments, an antenna wire may be embedded in an interlayer (e.g., a PVB interlayer) that is surrounded by t... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847744 | Apparatus for mounting a satellite antenna in a vehicle A vehicle 16 includes a vehicle body 30. A satellite antenna 18 is mounted within the vehicle body 30. A satellite transmissive panel 40 is coupled to the vehicle body 30 adjacent to the antenna 18. The satellite ante... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7825865 | Glass antenna for an automobile A defogger is disposed in or on a rear window glass sheet. The rear window glass sheet has an H-oriented antenna conductor for frequency band H higher than frequency band L, an L-oriented antenna conductor for frequency band L, and a feeding point disposed in a blan... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7821465 | Multiservice antenna system assembly This invention relates generally to a multiservice antenna system assembly. The multiservice antenna system assembly may include one antenna that is fastened by means of a support, or at least two antennas that are grouped together by means of a support. The support... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7800548 | Industrial truck with at least one antenna for sending and receiving data An industrial truck with at least one antenna for sending and receiving data from and/or to an RFID transponder, characterized in that the antenna has a network of wires, which are embedded in a flexible material. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7791549 | Communication system with broadband antenna A communication system including an antenna array with feed network coupled to communication electronics. In one example, a communication subsystem comprises a plurality of antennas each adapted to receive an information signal and a plurality of orthomode transduce... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791548 | On-board antenna device An on-board antenna device comprises: a radiation element (302) formed on an inner-surface of a widow glass (51) for a vehicle (50); a base plate (305) fixed on the inner-surface of the widow glass (51) so as to surround the radiat... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791550 | On-vehicle film antenna An on-vehicle film antenna is constructed with a loop antenna and a monopole antenna and attached to a vehicle windshield. The loop antenna has a first element set in length to correspond to a first radio wave of a first frequency band. One end of the first element ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7773039 | High frequency wave antenna for an automobile A high frequency wave antenna for an automobile is provided, which improves antenna gain of an antenna conductor provided in a spoiler. A defogger is provided on a rear window glass plate 14, a part of a plurality of heater wires extend in a horizontal direct... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7768465 | Vehicle-mount stacked patch antenna assemblies with resiliently compressible bumpers for mechanical compression to aid in electrical grounding of shield and chassis According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of antenna assemblies. In one exemplary embodiment, an antenna assembly suitable for installation to a vehicle body wall generally comprises a chassis, a radome, and a shield disposed generally between... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7764239 | Antenna pane including coating having strip-like segmented surface portion An antenna pane for use, for example, as a vehicle window, comprises a glass pane (1) carrying an electrically conductive coating (3). The coating (3) includes a strip-like portion (5) divided into electrically isolated segments by barrie... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7755551 | Modular antenna assembly for automotive vehicles The specification discloses various embodiments of modular antenna assemblies for automotive vehicles. In one exemplary embodiment, an antenna generally includes a base assembly that may be used on a variety of vehicle platforms. The antenna may also include a radom... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7746281 | Antenna mounting assembly An antenna mounting assembly includes a stopper, a side wall, a retainer, and a fall-prevention latch on an instrument panel side of the assembly as an integral part of the panel. The fall-prevention latch and a folded part are engaged with each other for holding an... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7742006 | Multi-band loop antenna An antenna includes a non-conductive pane, a ground plane disposed on the non-conductive pane, and a radiating strip disposed on the non-conductive pane for operating in a plurality of frequency bands. The radiating strip defines a plurality of loops. A portion of a... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7742005 | Multi-band strip antenna A multi-band antenna includes a non-conductive pane, a ground plane disposed on the non-conductive pane, and a radiating strip for operating in a plurality of frequency bands. The radiating strip includes an elongated portion and a meander line portion extending awa... | 06/22/2010 |
